Saturday, 22nd March 2025
Daily Reflections The Father’s Love Knows No Bounds ~ Saturday, Week 2 of Lent ~ Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 102:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.’ (Luke 15:31) Jesus is one who welcomes sinners and even tax collectors, the […]
Friday, 21st March 2025
Daily Reflections Be Fruitful ~ Friday, Week 2 of Lent ~ Gen 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Ps 104:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 ‘Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom.’ (Matthew 21:43) ‘Be fruitful’ (Genesis 1:28). These are God’s […]
Thursday, 20th March 2025
Daily Reflections Lazarus at the Gate ~ Thursday, Week 2 of Lent ~ Jer 17:5- I0; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 ‘And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table.’ (Luke 16:20-21) There is a rich contrast presented […]
Wednesday, 19th March 2025
Daily Reflections Joseph’s Fatherly Role ~ Solemnity St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary ~ 2 Sam 7:4-5, 12-14, 16; Ps 88:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21 ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the […]
Tuesday, 18th March 2025
Daily Reflections Make No Room for Pride ~ Tuesday, Week Two of Lent ~ Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 49:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 ‘They do all their deeds to be seen by others; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long.’ (Matthew 23:5) We each find within ourselves the desire to be […]
Monday, 17th March 2025
Daily Reflections Holiness and Mission ~ Solemnity St Patrick, bishop ~ Jer 1:4-9; Ps 116; Acts 13:46-49; Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.’ (Jeremiah 1:5) Holiness of life and mission are inseparably […]
Sunday, 16th March 2025
Daily Reflections Clinging to our Faith ~ Second Sunday of Lent ~ Gen 15:5-12, 17-18; Ps 26:1, 7-9, 13-14; Phil 3:17-4:1; Lk 9:28-36 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, ‘This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!’ (Luke 9:35) The sight of the full array of stars is lost to much of […]
Saturday, 15th March 2025
Daily Reflections Perfect Love ~ Saturday, Week One of Lent ~ Deut 26:16-19; Ps 118:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 ‘But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven.’ (Matthew 5:44-45) Jesus’ teaching that we must love our enemies and […]
Friday, 14th March 2025
Daily Reflections We are Called to a Change of Heart ~ Friday, Week One of Lent ~ Ezek 18:21-28; Ps 129; Mt 5:20-26 ‘…if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister.’ (Matthew 5:23-24) Jesus’ teaching […]
Thursday, 13th March 2025
Daily Reflections Should We Even Pray? ~ Thursday, Week One of Lent ~ Esther 4:17; Ps 137:1-3, 7-8; Mt 7:7-12 ‘If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!’ (Matthew 7:11) We all […]